1949 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1949 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1949 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 10-0-9, P%: 97.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bickley, Ron | #11 | 7 | 0 | R13-19 |
| Chanter, Vic | #24 | 19 | 0 | R01-19 |
| Clay, Bert | #31 | 15 | 0 | R01-11, R14-17 |
| Coates, George | #2 | 17 | 20 | R01-03, R05-13, R15-19 |
| Collins, Jack | #1 | 7 | 5 | R01-05, R08, R15 |
| Curtin, Claude | #34 | 2 | 1 | R13-14 |
| Donnellan, Ray | #13 | 12 | 0 | R06-07, R10-19 |
| Furness, Don | #30 | 2 | 1 | R09-10 |
| Gaffney, Jack | #26 | 14 | 0 | R01-02, R05-07, R10-17, R19 |
| Gale, Alan | #33 | 17 | 1 | R01-04, R07-19 |
| Goodger, Eddie | #15 | 10 | 0 | R10-19 |
| Hart, Eddie | #25 | 13 | 53 | R01-12, R14 |
| Hart, Kevin | #16 | 7 | 2 | R04, R06, R08-09, R12, R14-15 |
| Jarvis, Noel | #27 | 19 | 5 | R01-19 |
| Johnstone, Norm | #17 | 19 | 4 | R01-19 |
| Kennedy, Dick | #9 | 19 | 23 | R01-19 |
| Kettle, Jim | #5 | 17 | 8 | R01-13, R16-19 |
| McLaughlin, Alan | #19 | 13 | 0 | R01-12, R14 |
| Milburn, Reg | #35 | 2 | 0 | R18-19 |
| Miller, Bob | #12 | 12 | 1 | R01-03, R06, R10, R12-18 |
| Moore, Eric | #3 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Nicholls, Geoff | #14 | 6 | 3 | R11-15, R17 |
| Nicholls, Reg | #20 | 17 | 2 | R01-02, R04-13, R15-19 |
| Ross, Ken | #22 | 11 | 3 | R03-09, R12-15 |
| Ruthven, Allan | #7 | 19 | 33 | R01-19 |
| Shillinglaw, Harold | #6 | 9 | 4 | R03-11 |
| Sier, Gerry | #10 | 8 | 0 | R01-07, R09 |
| Simpson, Ron | #5 | 7 | 4 | R01-04, R15-17 |
| Smith, Norm | #4 | 13 | 22 | R01-05, R07-10, R13-14, R18-19 |
| Stephen, Bill | #8 | 14 | 0 | R01-08, R11-12, R16-19 |
| Streader, Jack | #18 | 6 | 3 | R08-09, R13, R17-19 |
| Toohey, Jack | #29 | 15 | 6 | R04-16, R18-19 |
| Vandersluys, Stan | #28 | 7 | 4 | R02-03, R11, R16-19 |
| Waters, Barry | #32 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Wright, Ron | #21 | 3 | 0 | R16, R18-19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Norm | 19 | 10 | -0- | 9 | R01-19 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1949 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 22 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith |
| 23/04/1949 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith |
| 30/04/1949 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith |
| 07/05/1949 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 12 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith |
| 14/05/1949 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 38 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith |
| 21/05/1949 | Round 6 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 4 | Norm Smith | unknown |
| 28/05/1949 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 81 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith |
| 04/06/1949 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 19 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith |
| 13/06/1949 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 22 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith |
| 18/06/1949 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 3 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith |
| 02/07/1949 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 9 | Norm Smith | unknown |
| 09/07/1949 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 45 | Norm Smith | unknown |
| 16/07/1949 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 5 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith |
| 23/07/1949 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 10 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith |
| 30/07/1949 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 44 | Norm Smith | unknown |
| 06/08/1949 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 14 | Norm Smith | unknown |
| 13/08/1949 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 35 | Norm Smith | unknown |
| 20/08/1949 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 11 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith |
| 27/08/1949 | Round 19 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 49 | Norm Smith | Norm Smith |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.